Pages tagged “Recipes”

Lemon soufflé cakeIt will be two more months before I can bite into a juicy French gariguette or ciflorette berry that signals the real beginning of red fruit season. In the meantime, thankfully, there is citrus fruit: vivid lemons, the last of the local clementines, bergamot, bitter oranges for marmalade, and - just occasionally - the deeper orangey-yellow Meyer lemon. 2 comment(s)

Fast food à la française: gratin de raviolesAt the supermarket, I spend most of my time avoiding "convenience" foods. But, if I snub the frozen pizzas and star chefs' fancy prepared meals, there is one pre-made food I have come to love: the little ravioli variously known as ravioles de Royans or ravioles du Dauphiné. 7 comment(s)

Uplifting yoghurt cake with bergamot and pearI am aware that I have neglected this blog for a long time, and without making any reckless promises I would like to remedy that this year. I am going to start with a baby step: a short post about a simple cake that may change your life. 3 comment(s)

EnamoredIf I had to compile a list of things I might potentially need for the house, "another kitchen appliance" would definitely not be on it. 2 comment(s)

Meyer lemon jamThe first few times I bought these orange-tinted lemons with a bergamot scent from the woman who I will forever think of as the Meyer lemon lady, she couldn't resist asking me if I knew what I was doing. 13 comment(s)

Tofu with EtsukoI have to admit to having had no strong feelings about tofu, one way or the other, until I learned to make it myself. 6 comment(s)

Lunch in the LoftThe danger of inviting strangers into your home is that they might never want to leave, and it was 5pm by the time we all tore ourselves away, exchanging e-mails and promising to keep in touch. 8 comment(s)

Les CévennesStaying in a chambre d'hôtes with breakfast and dinner included would be a new way for us to spend a summer holiday, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of leaving the cooking to someone else - especially when that someone seemed to love food as much as I do. 11 comment(s)

In France, seasonal indulgences don't end with the wistful dismantling of the Christmas tree. Instead, they continue with the galette des rois, the epiphany cake that dominates pastry shop displays all month long even if it's traditionally associated with January 6th, the Epiphany.

Tourte de blettes taste testIf kale has taken over much of the western world, even popping up in the past few months at the Nice markets, it’s hard to imagine the locals ever giving up their Swiss chard, known in French as blettes. 0 comment(s)

French strawberriesIt's only in early spring that I find myself longing for something new as the clementines reach the end of their season, and this is when the first strawberries make their tempting appearance. 0 comment(s)

Tasting Tel AvivI have never kept a journal consistently, but I do carry a notebook in which I jot down thoughts, lists and resolutions. In this notebook is a list of travel destinations, which I try to place in order of priority. 6 comment(s)